Pljevlja I power plant, Montenegro
December 16, 2021
The existing 225 MW Pljevlja thermal power plant in the north of Montenegro, near the borders with Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been operating since 1982. The plant was originally planned to comprise two units but the second one was never built. The plant, along with the extensive use of coal and wood for heating, has caused unbearably bad air quality in the town.
Kostolac B power plant (B1, B2), Serbia
December 16, 2021
The Kostolac B power plant, consisting of 2 units of 350 MW each, first entered into operation in 1987. In 2022, the plant delivered 4388 GWh of electricity to the grid, nearly 20 per cent of the country’s coal-based generation.
FOTO: Javna tribina “Linija (od)brane- Posljednji spas za rijeku Bosnu!”
December 15, 2021
U prostorijama MZ Janjići je 14.12.2021 održana javna tribina “Linija (od)brane: Posljednji spas za rijeku Bosnu!” u zajedničkoj …
Position Paper on the Serbia Solid Waste National Programme
December 15, 2021
This position paper, prepared by the CEE Bankwatch Network and based on research conducted by Springloop Cooperative, U.A. and Bankwatch member group CEKOR, Serbia, expresses concern about the Serbia Solid Waste National Programme, a multi-site EUR 150 million project co-financed 50:50 by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the French Development Agency. The paper discusses the various risks associated with approving the project without first ensuring that detailed social and environmental assessments are carried out, and it calls on the Bank to condition the project on guarantees that the rights and livelihoods of the most vulnerable and marginalized affected people will be protected.
Нетранспарентноста на Европската инвестициона банка и проектите на Балканот
December 13, 2021
Една неодамна објавена вест – дека Европската инвестициона банка (ЕИБ) ја усвоила новата политика на транспарентност – немаше да биде вест …
Buk Bijela dam and the Upper Drina cascade
December 13, 2021
Planned as a joint project of public utilities owned by the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Buk Bijela on the upper Drina is being pushed forward in violation of local legislation and international conventions.
Mostransparenca e Bankës Evropiane të Investimeve dhe projekteve në Ballkan
December 11, 2021
Analizë speciale për Portalb.mk nga Malinka Ristevska Jordanova, Instituti për Politika Evropiane.
Neretva ugrožena planovima za izgradnju hidroelektrane – potrebna hitna procena stanja
December 6, 2021
Izvršni odbor Bernske konvencije o zaštiti evropskih divljih životinja i prirodnih staništa zaključio je da je neophodna hitna procena …
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Failure to protect the upper Neretva river from eight planned hydropower plants
December 5, 2021
The EFT Group’s 35 MW Ulog plant, with a 53-metre high dam, is already being built by China’s Sinohydro. Construction works were already …
Bern Convention to investigate hydropower damage to the upper Neretva River in Bosnia and Herzegovina
December 3, 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina will be subject to a fact-finding mission for its failure to protect the upper Neretva river from eight planned hydropower plants, following a decision taken by the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention (1) today. The Convention’s decision comes in response to a complaint submitted by environmental organisations last year.